It's fun designing something from scratch. But then occasionally you need to work with a classic character - something that people are familiar with. You need to keep the character recognizable and familiar to the brand and address - in this case - the clients needs to upgrade, to create a contemporary appeal.
We did not have long to turn the job around, six weeks in total. I did not have the luxury of an extended period of drawings and concepts. I did a basic run which got us a client approval and we got modelling, texturing and look dev-ing as soon as we could.
These are some selected designs which got the client nod:
Here are some stills from the final 3D model:
